PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Grazie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and augusto borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grazie comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Get Low. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grazie
vs
borges

185 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Grazie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, augusto borges!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
borges throws a leg kick but Grazie checks it.
Grazie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has borges pinned against the cage. borges gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
borges lands a right hook to the body.
borges misses with a two punch combination.
borges throws a leg kick which misses Grazie's front leg but catches the back leg as Grazie tries to avoid it.
Grazie is trying hard to land a takedown here. borges sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grazie is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grazie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Grazie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
borges moves in looking to clinch but Grazie pushes him off.
Grazie swats away the attempt to clinch by borges.

borges clinches with his opponent.

borges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

borges shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
borges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
borges tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazie wants to control but borges is keeping busy and won't allow it.
borges tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Grazie.

borges decides to return to a standing position.
Grazie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
borges lands with a thumping leg kick.
borges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grazie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grazie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and borges counters with a two punch combo.
borges misses with a two punch combination.

borges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grazie, pushing him back against the cage.

borges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grazie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and borges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grazie misses with a takedown
and borges counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
borges thumps Grazie with a low kick.
borges misses with a series of wild punches.
borges chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grazie with a lazy takedown attempt

and borges counters by clinching up.
Grazie goes for a takedown attempt but borges pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grazie.
Grazie fails with the takedown
and borges counters with a two punch combo.
borges thumps Grazie with a low kick.

borges drives through and clinches with Grazie against the cage.
The referee calls for borges to work.
borges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grazie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

borges jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grazie passes borges's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Grazie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, borges has managed to free his arm - good work.

Grazie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but borges sees it coming and defends easily.
borges controlling the position well.

Grazie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grazie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but borges does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

borges is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grazie pulls his head out easily.

Grazie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, borges has managed to free his arm - good work.

Grazie seems to be looking for submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

borges pushes Grazie up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

augusto borges dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

borges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

borges manages to pull guard.
Grazie stops borges from standing up.
Grazie stays in close to borges's body and controls the position.
borges controlling the position.
borges looking for a sweep. Not yet borges, not yet.
Grazie being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazie postures up.

Grazie has gone for a leg lock! borges slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grazie's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
borges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by augusto borges.
Grazie avoids a punch combination nicely.

borges moves into the clinch successfully.

borges manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Grazie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows borges to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grazie looking for a sweep. Not yet Grazie, not yet.
borges really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grazie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
borges postures up.

Grazie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. borges gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

borges stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grazie with a poor takedown

and borges counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
borges trying to control the position from guard on top but Grazie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grazie trying to keep a closed guard but borges is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grazie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. borges defends it easily.
borges's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Grazie is looking for a triangle but borges pushes his legs off easily.
borges must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Grazie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but borges can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
borges is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
augusto borges has got the better of the ground game so far.
Let's hope that borges has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Grazie has a closed guard, preventing borges from standing up.

Grazie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but borges can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

augusto borges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

borges has managed to clinch.

borges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grazie misses with a takedown
and borges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grazie dodges the punch combination from borges.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
borges softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

borges breaks from the clinch.

Grazie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grazie being controlled here, momentarily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grazie holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grazie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. borges doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. borges manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
borges wants to get up but he can't break Grazie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Grazie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and borges defends well.

Grazie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Grazie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
augusto borges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
borges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grazie keeping moving, preventing borges from controlling successfully.

Grazie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. borges gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grazie controls borges momentarily but borges frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grazie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and borges defends well.
borges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grazie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
borges slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Grazie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and borges defends well.

Grazie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. borges defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
borges's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Grazie is working an open guard so borges takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A combination from borges does no damage.
Grazie shoots and misses
and borges counters with a left and a right that stings Grazie.
Grazie misses with a takedown
and borges makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Grazie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grazie has his takedown stuffed
and borges counters with an outside leg kick.
borges tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grazie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten borges somewhat.
Grazie misses with a takedown
and borges counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Royce Grazie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
borges scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
augusto borges comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well borges has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... augusto borges!